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Third Order Carmelites
Most Pure Heart of Mary Province
Co-Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist
Saint Joseph
Lay Carmelite
Community
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Rochester, Minnesota

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Our New Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV
Let us pray with gratitude in our Carmelite hearts in Community for our new Holy Father Pope Leo XIV: Heavenly Father, You have raised Your servant, Pope Leo XIV, to the Chair of Saint Peter. Pour out Your abundant blessings upon him. Through him, guide Your pilgrim Church along the path to Heaven. Grant him wisdom to discern Your will, Courage to fulfill it, And charity to shepherd Your people with the Heart of Christ. In this time of transition, Bring peace to troubled hear
Marie Goihl
Nov 241 min read


All Carmelite Saints and Souls
November is our month to celebrate All Carmelite Saints on the 14th and all Carmelite souls on the 15th . Let us meditate on a fitting excerpt from the Works of Saint Teresa of Jesus: ‘We Belong to a Race of Saints’ All of us who wear this holy Carmelite habit are called to prayer and contemplation. This is what we were founded for. We are descended from those holy fathers of ours on Mount Carmel, those who went in search of that treasure —the priceless pearl we are talking a
Marie Goihl
Nov 242 min read


Our Lady of Mount Carmel's Intercession
We are truly blessed to celebrate this year’s Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel July https://ocarm.org/en/item/5534-why-we-celebrate-our-lady-of-mount-carmel-from-the-writings-of-ludovico-saggi-o-carm 16th with Holy Mass and three Final Professions of Marilyn Baker, Dorothy Loftus-Nall and Niniek Pranoto! These three beautiful Carmelites giving their Final Promises inspire us to renew our Professions too. We recall that wearing the Scapular is a sign of consecration to Mary,
Marie Goihl
Oct 91 min read


The call to 'Have some sort of Work to do' : Carmel Rule 20.
A s we celebrate the Feasts of St. Thérèse of the Infant Jesus and the Holy Face and St. Teresa of Jesus this October, let us meditate on...
Marie Goihl
Oct 81 min read


The Gift of Our Holy Father and Saint Angelus
Dear Lay Carmelites, Our Holy Father Pope Francis has passed onto the House of the Father on the Easter Monday of the Angel. Regina...
Marie Goihl
Apr 281 min read
March 2025 Jubilee Year with St Joseph, Our Principal Protector
As Lay Carmelites we are grateful for this 2025 Jubilee Year! We will enter the Lent of 2025 next week. During Lent on March 19th, we...
Marie Goihl
Feb 281 min read
Joy of Profession and the Feast of Candlemas in Carmel
This February 8th during the proclaimed Jubilee Year of our Lord 2025 we are celebrating with gratitude the Temporary Profession of Tia...
Marie Goihl
Jan 143 min read
That the lover become like the one he loves...
St. John of the Cross, whose feast we celebrate in the middle of our cold and dark Advent season, is often looked to for what he can...
Marie Goihl
Dec 4, 20241 min read
"Grant my soul peace": St Elizabeth of the Trinity
Dear Lay Carmelites, As we remember that November is our month to celebrate all the Carmelite Saints on the 14th, we also recall All...
Marie Goihl
Oct 11, 20241 min read
October Carmelite Saints Teresa of Jesus and Thérèse de l'Enfant Jésus et de la Sainte Face---devotion to Our Lady:
Dear Lay Carmelites, As we celebrate the Feasts of Saints Thérèse of the Infant Jesus and the Holy Face and Teresa of Jesus in October,...
Marie Goihl
Oct 2, 20241 min read
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